At 2U, we are all in on purpose. We are motivated by our mission – to eliminate the back row in education – and connected by our shared passion to deliver world-class digital education at scale. As the parent company of edX, the world’s leading online learning platform, 2U powers more than 4,000 online higher education offerings – from free courses to full degrees. Together with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporate partners, we are helping to unlock human potential.
What We’re Looking For:
As an Engineer IV at 2U Inc., you will take on a leadership role in ensuring the technological health of our team's projects. You will be responsible for selling complexity reduction strategies to stakeholders and leading the team in initiatives to increase technical health and reduce complexity. With a strong initiative and problem-solving mindset, you will coordinate with team members on cross-cutting technical issues, identifying gaps in knowledge, and filling them as necessary. Your sound judgment and ability to back up design decisions with empirical evidence will guide the team towards delivering high-quality solutions that meet the needs of all stakeholders.
As technical lead for Executive Education eCommerce & Marketplace (getsmarter.com), you will be responsible for delivering on roadmap initiatives through partnering with product and business stakeholders.
Your technical leadership includes oversight of marketing initiatives (organic & paid media) relating to Executive Education, Degree & B2B.
You will ensure downstream systems fidelity through close partnership with engineering teams responsible for Executive Education Service Experience and Learning Platform domains.
Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To:
- Lead and implement a major project while supporting and consulting on other projects within the current software domain.
- Define and drive technical vision, strategy, and architecture for team-owned components.
- Take initiative to identify and solve important problems, possibly in unfamiliar areas, coordinating with others on cross-cutting technical issues.
- Self-assess knowledge gaps needed to effectively solve business problems and take proactive steps to fill them.
- Back up design decisions with empirical evidence through proof of concepts, tests, and/or external research.
- Collaborate with product management to align technical solutions with business goals.
- Should be flexible to solve customer issues/production issues according to urgency
- Partner with roadmap stakeholders to drive requirements that take into account all parties' needs.
- Deliver new functionality iteratively and incrementally, prioritizing business value.
- Independently work in unfamiliar areas of the codebase, identifying technical debt before it grows into significant issues.
- Understand architectural patterns (e.g., MVC, microservices) and apply them effectively in design decisions.
- Provide respectful and actionable technical guidance to peers via code reviews, mentorship, or other team processes.
- Communicate effectively across functions and work well with roadmap stakeholders.
- Lead idea implementation through community groups, aligning with 2U goals and sharing relevant information with team members.
- Mentor and coach engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence.
- Evaluate and introduce new technologies and frameworks to improve development efficiency and product quality.
- Provide thought leadership in software engineering practices and methodologies.
- Act as a technical liaison with other teams and stakeholders.
- Lead by example through writing high-quality, maintainable code and adhering to best practices.
Things That Should Be In Your Background:
- 10+ years web development experience.
- A degree in a software development related field.
- Experience with statically typed languages like Java or C#.
- Solid experience with object oriented programming principles.
- Solid understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and RESTful API.
- Experience with Linux command-line and Git.
- Familiar with continuous integration.
Benefits & Culture
Our global employee base is a diverse collection of innovators, dreamers, and doers working together to transform lives through higher education. We believe that every employee can advance our shared purpose, and that life at 2U should be fun and meaningful. If you’re excited by the opportunity to provide over 40 million learners and counting with access to world-class online higher education, then join us – and do work that makes a difference. #NoBackRow
We offer comprehensive benefits (unique per country) and excellent work/life balance.
Full-time, ZA benefits include:
- 2 complimentary Getsmarter short courses per year
- Subsidised medical aid with Discovery Health Medical Scheme
- 4% 2U contribution towards Discovery Life Pension Fund and Group Risk Benefit
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Generous leave policy including time off to volunteer for non-profit organization, study leave, sports leave and a company-wide festive season break
2U Diversity and Inclusion Statement
At 2U, we are committed to building and sustaining a culture of belonging, respect, and inclusion. We are proud of the steps we’ve taken to bring together an employee base that embodies diverse walks of life, ideas, genders, ages, races, cultures, sexual orientations, abilities and other unique qualities. We strive to offer a workplace where every employee feels empowered by what makes us different, as well as by how we are alike.
2U is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodations, please reach out to us at: recruitingaccommodations@2u.com.
About 2U
For more than a decade, 2U has been the digital transformation partner of choice to great non-profit colleges and universities delivering high-quality online education at scale. As the parent company of edX, a leading global online learning platform, 2U provides over 45 million learners with access to world-class education in partnership with more than 230 colleges, universities, and corporations. Our people and technology are powering more than 4,000 digital education offerings — from free courses to full degrees — and helping unlock human potential. To learn more: visit 2U.com.
About edX
edX is the education movement for restless learners and a leading global online learning platform from 2U. Together with the majority of the world’s top-ranked universities and industry-leading companies, we bring our community of over 45 million learners world-class education to support them at every stage of their lives and careers, from free courses to full degrees. And we're not stopping there — we're relentlessly pursuing our vision of a world where every learner can access education to unlock their potential, without the barriers of cost or location. Learn more at edX.org.
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The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this position, and are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required. All employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.
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